John T. Richardson, CM, was ordained as a priest in 1949 and has served as Dean of the Graduate School, Executive Vice President, and President of DePaul University. He holds a doctoral degree in theology from the University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome and a master's degree in sociology from St. Louis University and has taught at seminaries in St. Louis and Kenya. He lives in Chicago, where he continues to serve as the Chancellor of DePaul University.